# TIMEVALUE

## Content

This function returns the TimeSpan object of the time represented by a text string.

## Syntax

`TIMEVALUE(time_string)`

## Arguments

[Required] Specify a time as a text string.

## Remarks

Use this function to convert a time represented by text to a TimeSpan object in the standard format. The time span is an amount of days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

## Examples

`TIMEVALUE(B18)`
`TIMEVALUE(R18C2)`